UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences

UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences

Special Grand Round - Oral Health

The
Special Grand Rounds highlight our commitment to the whole translational
pathway from basic discovery through to impact on patients and population. The
seventh of these Special Grand Rounds took place on October 10th in
front of a 200+ audience. The event included four presentations and a panel
discussion under the theme of Oral Health

Dr Dave
Spratt (UCL Eastman Dental Institute) started proceedings with a presentation
of his recent work in the field of microbial ecology. Professor Jonathan
Knowles (UCL Eastman Dental Institute) then spoke about the exciting
possibilities in biomaterials for tissue regeneration. Professor Nikolaos
Donos, (UCL Eastman Dental Institute) outlined the association between
periodontal\oral diseases and chronic diseases and Professor Richard Watt
(Institute of Epidemiology & Health) demonstrated the impact of social
inequalities to oral health.